Kensington Plantation House | |
Location: | East of Eastover off South Carolina Highway 764, near Eastover, South Carolina |
Coordinates: | 33.87°N -80.6522°W |
Built: | -1853 |
Architecture: | Second Empire |
Added: | January 25, 1971 |
Refnum: | 71000806 |
Kensington Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built between 1851 and 1853, by Colonel Richard Singleton, a brother of Angelica Singleton Van Buren, daughter-in-law of President Martin Van Buren. The wood frame dwelling consists of a -story, central section with a Second Empire style copper covered dome, flanked by lower wings with arched colonnades. The front entrance features a porte-cochere with Corinthian order arches and pilasters.[1] [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.